Metro - File #: 2022-0189

• File #: 2022-0189
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/24/2022
• In control: Executive Management Committee
• On agenda: 9/15/2022
• Final action: 9/22/2022
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. AWARD ten-year bench Contract Nos. PS75942001 through PS75942009, with firms listed in Attachment B, for a not-to-exceed amount of $20,000,000 for the five-year base term, effective November 1, 2022, through October 31, 2027, plus $6,000,000 for the first, three-year option term and $4,000,000 for the second, two-year option term, for a combined total not-to-exceed amount of $30,000,000, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any; B. ADD qualified firms to the Bench, as necessary, prior to exercising option 1 through the issuance of a competitive solicitation; and C. EXECUTE individual task orders under these Contracts for up to $5,000,000 per task order
• Sponsors: Executive Management Committee
• Indexes: Budgeting, Capital Project, Capital Project Funds, Construction, Contracts, Disadvantaged business enterprises, Grant Aid, Labor, Procurement, Public works, Small Business Enterprise, Strategic planning

Date	Action By	Action	Result
9/22/2022	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Subject
SUBJECT: LABOR COMPLIANCE MONITORING SERVICES BENCH

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. AWARD ten-year bench Contract Nos. PS75942001 through PS75942009, with firms listed in Attachment B, for a not-to-exceed amount of $20,000,000 for the five-year base term, effective November 1, 2022, through October 31, 2027, plus $6,000,000 for the first, three-year option term and $4,000,000 for the second, two-year option term, for a combined total not-to-exceed amount of $30,000,000, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any;

B. ADD qualified firms to the Bench, as necessary, prior to exercising option 1 through the issuance of a competitive solicitation; and

C. EXECUTE individual task orders under these Contracts for up to $5,000,000 per task order

Issue
ISSUE

Metro is required to monitor the payment of prevailing wages to workers performing on Public Works projects in accordance with the California Labor Code and the US Department of Labor, Davis-Bacon, and Related Acts. The issuance of this contract will assist Metro with ensuring workers on construction projects are paid the required State and/or Federal prevailing wage and fringe benefits; and will help to prevent wage violations.


Background
BACKGROUND

On June 16, 2011, the Board of Directors authorized the Chief Executive Officer to establish a qualified list of firms to perform labor compliance monitoring activities for Metro construction projects under RFIQ PS-2130-7700. The initial Labor Compliance Bench contract expired June 30, 2021. Over the ten-year term of the past bench, the Labor Compliance consultants were an effective tool for Metro in providing labor compliance monitoring and enforcement of the California Labor Code and Federal labor Davis Bacon and Related Acts, on ninety (90) Metro construction projects.


DISCUSSION

The Cali...